Disentangling the individualisation argument against non-medical egg freezing from feminist critiques
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21514995 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa Campo-Engelstein (0000-0003-1800-9110, Institute for Bioethics & Health Humanities, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 171-172 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medical Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6800 • E-ISSN: 1473-4257 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/medethics-2020-107170 |
| PMID | 33526604 |
| OpenAlex | W3126889507 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
According to Petersen, ‘the individualization argument against NMEF [nonmedical egg freezing]’ states: ‘it is morally wrong to let individuals use technology X [NMEF] – in order to try to handle a problem that is social in nature – if the use of X [NMEF] will somehow work against a social solution to a social problem P [gender inequality in the labor market]’. While there may be individuals making individualisation argument against NMEF, I do not read the scholars he discusses—Karey Harwood,1 2 Lynn Morgan, Janelle Taylor3 and Angel Petrapanagos4—as making this argument. These scholars agree with the premise of the individualisation argument that NMEF ‘is an individualistic and morally problematic solution to the social problems that women face’ (p. 4), but this does not mean that they agree with the conclusion ‘women should not use NMEF’ (p. 4). In fact, several admit that NMEF can be a good choice for some women; Petropanagos, for example, states ‘individual women may benefit from egg freezing to satisfy their reproductive desires’.4 In this commentary, I argue that Petersen incorrectly reduces these scholars’ positions to the individualisation argument by neglecting three pertinent factors: their feminist orientation, their multifaceted critiques of NMEF and how the rapidly advancing field of reproductive medicine informs their ethical analysis. While Petersen
Epistemology · Individualism · Political science · Premise · Social science · Sociology · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Law · Mathematics · Medicine · Philosophy · Reproductive Biology and Fertility · Reproductive Health and Technologies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |